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Abraham Lincoln used the military to preserve the Union and save the republic during the American Civil War

(https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=%2Fm%2F0gzh&q=Abraham+Lincoln)
[1] (https://ashbrook.org/viewpoint/onprin-feb2009-owens/)
[2] (https://www.jackmillercenter.org/our-work/resources/abraham-lincoln-preservation-union)

Key Actions Taken
• Calling out the Militia: In April 1861, Lincoln summoned 75,000 state militia troops after the Confederate bombardment of Fort Sumter.
[1] (https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/lincoln/lincoln-as-commander-in-chief.html)
[2] (https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/civil_war/LincolnEmergencySession_FeaturedDoc.htm)

• Expanding Armed Forces: He authorized increases in the regular army and navy, and later instituted conscription (the draft).
[1] (https://ashbrook.org/viewpoint/onprin-feb2009-owens/)

• Exercising War Powers: Justified under his presidential oath to "preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution," he deployed military forces, blockaded Southern ports, and suspended the writ of habeas corpus in areas of rebellion. [1] (https://history.stackexchange.com/questions/47745/did-lincoln-usurp-his-war-powers), [2] (https://ashbrook.org/viewpoint/onprin-feb2009-owens/)